3-D Scans Reveal Caterpillars Turning Into Butterflies
The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is one of the most exquisite in the natural world. Within the chrysalis, an inching, cylindrical eating machine remakes itself into a beautiful flying creature that drinks through a straw. This strategy—known as holometaboly, or complete metamorphosis—partitions youngsters and adults into completely different worlds, so that neither competes with th
Japan Tsunami: 20 Unforgettable Pictures
Leaving HomeIn 1 of 20 unforgettable pictures of Japan's tsunami aftermath chosen by National Geographic photo editors, rescue team members carry the body of a man through splintered remains of the village of Saito on Monday. The town is just one of many nearly erased from Japan's northeastern coast, where water, electricity, and telecommunications are largely unavailable.As of Monday an estimated
Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving From Eggs to Live Birth
Evolution has been caught in the act, according to scientists who are decoding how a species of Australian lizard is abandoning egg-laying in favor of live birth. Along the warm coastal lowlands of New South Wales (map), the yellow-bellied three-toed skink lays eggs to reproduce. But individuals of the same species living in the state's higher, colder mountains are almost all giving birth to live
"Lost" Language Found on Back of 400-Year-Old Letter
Notes on the back of a 400-year-old letter have revealed a previously unknown language once spoken by indigenous peoples of northern Peru, an archaeologist says. Penned by an unknown Spanish author and lost for four centuries, the battered piece of paper was pulled from the ruins of an ancient Spanish colonial church in 2008. But a team of scientists and linguists has only recently revealed the im
Human Brains "Evolve," Become Less Monkey-Like With Age
Human Brains "Evolve," Become Less Monkey-Like With AgeThe brain regions that grow the most as we age are the same areas that expanded the most during evolution, a new study says. Brain regions that grow the most outside the womb are the same areas that expanded the most during evolution from monkeys to humans, a new study says. As the human brain matures, it expands in a "strikingly nonuniform" f
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